UCLA to host candidate forum for L.A.'s 2nd Supervisorial District
By Phil Hampton
April 28, 2008
WHAT:
UCLA Government and Community Relations, in partnership with the West LA Democratic Club, is sponsoring a candidate forum for the Los Angeles County 2nd Supervisorial District election. Co-sponsors include the Four Star Democratic Club of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Urban League, the Westwood-Westside Democratic Club and the 53rd Assembly District Democratic Club.
WHO:
The forum will include the following participants:
ModeratorKitty Felde, special correspondent for KPCC-89.3 FMCandidatesBernard Parks, Los Angeles City Council memberMark Ridley-Thomas, California state senatorPanelistsDave Bryan, political analyst, KCBS-Channel 2/KCAL-Channel 9Bill Parent, associate dean, UCLA School of Public AffairsBlair Taylor, president and CEO, Los Angeles Urban League
WHEN:
12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 3
WHERE:
Auditorium of Beethoven Elementary School, 3711 Beethoven St., Los Angeles 90066.
FORMAT:
Candidates will have two minutes each for opening statements; they will then respond to questions from panelists and the audience, followed by closing statements.
BACKGROUND:
The election to succeed longtime Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke is June 3. The district includes portions of Los Angeles, Carson, Compton, Culver City, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale and Lynwood, as well as many unincorporated areas.
R.S.V.P.
The public should R.S.V.P. by May 1 at 310-794-6810 or www.advocacy.ucla.edu/events/SD2.htm.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Phil Hampton, UCLA Office of Media Relations, 310-206-1460